HIV seroprevalence and risk behaviors in psychiatric inpatients

The seroprevalence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in 515 patients consecutively admitted to a state psychiatric hospital in New York City was 8.9%. There were 365 patients whose results were individually traceable; the remaining 150 patients were tested anonymously. Risk factors including...

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Published in:Psychiatry research 1991-11, Vol.39 (2), p.109-114
Main Authors: Volavka, Jan, Convit, Antonio, Czobor, Pal, Douyon, Richard, O'Donnell, Jane, Ventura, Fidel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Attitude to Health
Biological and medical sciences
Bipolar Disorder - complications
Bipolar Disorder - epidemiology
Bipolar Disorder - psychology
Female
Health Behavior
HIV Infections - prevention & control
HIV Infections - psychology
HIV Infections - transmission
HIV Seroprevalence - trends
Homosexuality - psychology
Hospitalization
Human immunodeficiency virus, seroprevalence, drug abuse, homosexuality, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Mental Disorders - complications
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Mental Disorders - psychology
Miscellaneous
New York City - epidemiology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Risk-Taking
Sex Work - psychology
Sexual Behavior
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - complications
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - epidemiology
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - psychology
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Summary:The seroprevalence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in 515 patients consecutively admitted to a state psychiatric hospital in New York City was 8.9%. There were 365 patients whose results were individually traceable; the remaining 150 patients were tested anonymously. Risk factors including parenteral drug abuse, male homosexual behaviors, and other sexual behaviors were studied in the traceable patients. Logistic regressions indicated that parenteral drug abuse was the main risk factor in both males and females. In females, two additional factors were significant: sex with parenteral drug users or with partners who have the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), and sex with bisexual men. Females with bipolar disorders were particularly likely to report sex with parenteral drug users or with partners who have AIDS.
ISSN:0165-1781
1872-7123
DOI:10.1016/0165-1781(91)90080-9